Hang in there gang, we’re almost to Friday. That’s when the fireworks REALLY begin. Beginning this Friday, if Ray Lewis really does reach 12:01am without a signed contract in Baltimore, he’ll hit free agency for the first time in his career. I assume, by the time I make it to the air at 6:07 for a Friday morning edition ... Read More »

The first public volley in the “Ray Lewis Battle” was fired by the Ravens this afternoon. But, it didn’t involve #52. The initial blow to Ray’s hopes of landing one more mega-millions lottery ticket from the Ravens comes in the form of an announcement that the club will place the franchise tag on Terrell Suggs for the ... Read More »

Where will we be this time NEXT year?   The Ravens’ playoff run for the 2008 season hasn’t been over for 48 hours and they are already forging ahead at Owings Mills in preparation for 2009. A suggested theme:  ”Let’s play one more game”. After all, in 2008, the MAXIMUM amount of games a team could have played ... Read More »

With only one week remaining in the regular season, the Ravens are on target to return to post-season play for the second time in three seasons.  The only thing standing in their way: a visit from downtrodden Jacksonville this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Get ready to celebrate.  There’s no way the Jags come here and ... Read More »

There’s a lot of football left and anything can happen. Five games is an eternity in the NFL.   Injuries…a missed call by the zebras…a bad match-up or two. In the NFL, you can win three in a row in a heartbeat and lose three in a row just as quickly. But this is a Ravens team that looks ... Read More »

The deal isn’t signed, but it might as well be. Ray Lewis isn’t going anywhere when the 2008 season comes to a close. Since starting the season WITHOUT a contract for 2009 and beyond, there has been speculation in Baltimore that #52 might be on his way out…as the team defers to a younger (and cheaper) linebacking ... Read More »

So while we continue to bask in the glow of a huge road win, let’s blow out the candle and sit in the dark. Just for a few minutes. I promised you Part 2 of “Ravens beat Browns” and here it is. Consider it the balancing act that’s necessary when someone (ahem, that would be…me) puts the team ... Read More »

Another win in the books for the Ravens - and a tough task to compile the Tuesday  Top 7 because so many players made a contribution.  Two players who did make a contribution, though, are NOT on the list, mainly because their accomplishments were small…meaningful, but small:  Jameel McClain and Troy Smith both showed good ... Read More »

Three topics for a rainy Saturday, none of which are remotely connected to the other.  Bounties — Do they exist?  It reminds me of the scene from “A Few Good Men” when they were trying to determine if “code reds” still existed at Guantanamo Bay.  Sure, code reds existed, but no one would admit to them.  ... Read More »

There’s a great scene from “White Men Can’t Jump” in which the character played by Wesley Snipes is trash-talking after a playground basketball game and one of the guys who just beat him says, “you’re talking a whole lotta yang for somebody that just got busted!” Kind of reminds me of this week in the world ... Read More »